Therese Borgerding

Therese Borgerding, 61, of Piqua, Ohio, traveled to Washington, D.C. with her husband, Walter Messer, for the Jan. 6, 2021 rally, carrying a long pole bearing a circular sign with a large red "Q" and an American flag. She pushed through the Rotunda doors into the Capitol, remained in the Rotunda for about two minutes, joined the crowd near the Senate Wing doors, and exited through a smashed window onto the Northwest Courtyard around 2:49 p.m. She pleaded not guilty and was convicted by a jury on April 26, 2024 of felony civil disorder and several misdemeanors, and was sentenced on Sept. 4, 2024 to 50 days in prison, 130 days of home confinement, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 in restitution.